Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Actress
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor
gptkbp:based_on play by August Wilson
gptkbp:box_office $1.2 million
limited release
streaming success
gptkbp:character gptkb:Ma_Rainey
Cutler
Slow Drag
Tateh
Dussie Mae
Levee Green
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Tobias_A._Schliessler
gptkbp:costume_design gptkb:Ann_Roth
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception Positive
positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact Highlighting African American history
influenced future adaptations
highlighted blues music
explored African American history
Reviving interest in August Wilson's works
gptkbp:cultural_significance Exploration of racial issues in America
Representation of Black artists
gptkbp:design Mark Ricker
gptkbp:director gptkb:George_C._Wolfe
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Netflix
gptkbp:editing gptkb:Adam_Gough
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Pittsburgh
gptkbp:genre gptkb:drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
gptkbp:influences African American culture
Blues music history
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Ma_Rainey
Blues music
gptkbp:is_acclaimed_for Chadwick Boseman's performance
Viola Davis's performance
gptkbp:is_set_in gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:makeup_artist gptkb:Michele_Burke
gptkbp:music gptkb:Branford_Marsalis
gptkbp:notable_scene Ending scene with Ma Rainey
Levee's monologue
Ma Rainey's confrontation with the band
Recording session scene
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:2020_Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkbp:premise gptkb:recordings
conflict among musicians
struggles for artistic control
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Denzel_Washington
gptkb:Plan_B_Entertainment
gptkbp:release_date 2020-11-25
November 25, 2020
gptkbp:release_format Theatrical
Streaming
gptkbp:runtime 94 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay gptkb:Ruben_Santiago-Hudson
gptkb:August_Wilson
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:setting Chicago, 1927
gptkbp:soundtrack original music
blues songs
Original score by Branford Marsalis
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Chadwick_Boseman
gptkb:Viola_Ann_Davis
gptkb:Colman_Domingo
gptkb:Michael_Potts
gptkbp:theme Racial tensions
Artistic integrity
Music industry exploitation
gptkbp:themes gptkb:music_industry
exploitation
race relations
gptkbp:time_period gptkb:1927
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Viola_Ann_Davis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3